ReCONNECT NC

Oct 6, 2018

Partner Spotlight: Amy Strecker

For Amy Strecker, the horribleness of Hurricane Florence clarified two very beautiful things: The importance of community and the value of a team coming together to complete a tough job… 

Sep 25, 2018

First in Future: VP of Partner Services and Public Policy Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC Earline Middleton

Summary:  Hurricane Florence has been felt with 1100 roads closed, grocery stores running out of food and farmers loosing their crops and many local food distributors that went underwater. The… 

Sep 18, 2018

First in Future: NCSU Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director for Coastal Dynamics Design Lab Andrew Fox

Summary:  This week, our guest isn’t just a community builder, he’s also a community listener. We talk with Andy Fox, a landscape architect from NC State University’s College of Design and… 

Sep 11, 2018

First in Future: Tryon International Equestrian Center COO Sharon Decker

Summary: What does one do after leaving the job of top salesperson for an entire state? For Sharon Decker, that doesn’t mean retirement. After serving as Secretary of Commerce under Gov. Pat McCrory, Decker… 

Sep 4, 2018

First in Future: President and CEO of Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Elizabeth Brazas

Summary:  Here is a fact, North Carolina citizens are getting older. Currently, there are about 1.6 million citizens who are over 65. Over the next 20 years, one million more citizens… 

Sep 4, 2018

Announcing ReCONNECT County Snapshot

The Institute for Emerging Issues ReCONNECT NC Initiative kicks off Sept. 17, in Asheville, with the “ReCONNECT to Community” civic engagement forum.  In conjunction with the launch of this new… 

Aug 28, 2018

First in Future: Founder of Kinston Teens Chris Suggs

Summary: Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject… 

Aug 23, 2018

First in Future: Editorial Strategy Director at The College Board Eric Johnson – Back to School

Summary: This week thousands of freshmen enter college in hopes that in four years they emerge with more knowledge and maturity and a deep substantive understanding about a major or two.… 

Aug 21, 2018

First in Future: CEO and editor-in-chief of EducationNC Mebane Rash

Summary: The words “public policy” conjure up images in the mind of legislative or municipal hearings or cubes of bureaucrats, but this week’s guest want to find a way to put… 

Aug 17, 2018

First in Future: Founder of Highland Brewing Company Oscar Wong – Western NC Week

Summary: In honor of our upcoming forum on civic engagement, ReCONNECT to Community, being held Sept. 17 in beautiful, scenic Asheville, we’re doing something special. This week, we have FIVE new…